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tributes are coming in from across the country and across our area. and good evening. i'm wendy rieger. walter cronkite died this evening at the age of 92. the legendary anchor of the "cbs evening news." he broke the seminal stories of the '60s and '70s. >> when walter cronkite veered from his usual straight reporting on the "cbs evening news" for this 1968 editorial against the vietnam war, president johnson was watching in the white house. and he is said to have exclaimed. that's it. if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. it was instances like that that helped justify cronkite's longtime monikers a the most trusted man in america. walter cronkite was born on november 4, 1916 in st. joseph, missouri. after reading an article about a

foreign correspondent cronkite left the university of texas and began his own journalism career, one that led him to cover the european front of world war ii for united press. in 1962, cronkite helped launch the "cbs evening news" broadcast into 16 million homes every night. a year later and with a rare glimpse of emotion, cronkite informed the nation of the assassination of president kennedy. >> president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> reporter: in 1969, cronkite's love of the space program overwhelmed him, as he watched with the world the apollo 11 lunar landing. it was his honesty and impartiality that made kron cite the voice of reason for viewers during the turbulent times of the vietnam war and watergate scandal. cronkite held the anchor chair

until his retirement in 1981, after which the broadcast legend wrote two books and hosted several special news and educational programs. but pent the majority of his time enjoying his sailboat off his beloved new england coast. during his career, cronkite won numerous industry awards including several emmys and the prestigious peabody award twice. for more than five decades cronkite brought the news of the world into the homes of americans with honesty, integrity, a calmness only he could deliver. and with a trademark ending that summarizes his legacy. >> that's the way it is, friday, march 6th, 1981. >> chris clack um, news 4. walter cronkite was considered to be the dean of news anchors. brian, you and i grew up with walter cronkite. he set the standard for our industry. he was and still is the

mountaintop, isn't he? >> wendy, the absolute gold standard. he made the mold before anybody thought of making the mold. he was the first and lasting model of kind of correspondent as anchor. he was a journalist's journalist. i was watching on a small black and white tv in upstate new york when my family tells me i declared that that was my goal, that i wanted to be that man we saw on tv. i'm sitting here thinking about listening to the coverage, wendy. this is a guy who had tears in his eyes twice on television. for a second each. when man landed on the moon and when we lost president kennedy. there are now people on cable burst into tears every day. he broke his vow about impartiality once when he decided the vietnam war was unwinnable, after going there, getting shot at, studying it. now we wake up to entire cable

networks that already agreed with our point of view. it was a whole different world. three network choices on tv, that was it. but he was the king of the airways. >> and the thing is, how do we tell the young people in our newsroom today about this time, this horrible time of the '60s when so much, all these seminal moments in our lives were occurring and this man, i was saying tonight to someone, it was a privilege to sit in front of the tv every night and watch him. it was a privilege. >> absolutely. and it was more like addressing the nation for cronkite at his height. you and i are both sounding quite old right now. but if we do our jobs right, we are embodying that. we're just carrying on what he started. this was hand made by walter cronkite. he formed that job. he broke twrote the news on pap delivered it. there might not be a way to tell

people, that when he said that's the way it is -- it is fashionable to say well, that was the narrow view of the mainstream media back then. but it was as close a depiction of america as this good man from the midwest could get it. and a great, great news division. >> and the one thing i'm loving is that we are feeling it and expressing it tonight. thank you for joining us and sharing your thoughts with us, brian. >> thank you for having me. it's an honor, thanks, wendy. >> former cbs news anchor dan rather shared his memories of walter cronkite tonight. he talked about cronkite's talents and how in 1951 he got his tv start at wtop, which was then the cbs affiliate here in washington. listen. >> he was an extremely strong ad libber, which is to say that he knew how to talk without a script. when he first started, i don't think there was any teleprompter. and he could talk about a political convention or a space

shot or the korean war, which is how he got his big television break working at wtop in washington. he stood up in front of the map and talked about the korean battlefield. and from that, that's why cbs hired him. >> the news of walter cronkite's passing caught a lot of folks off guard in washington this from friday night. dorothy spencer spoke with a lot of people outside the museum. >> many words are being used to describe walter cronkite. among them, legend and pioneer, many people we spoke to tonight say they grew up watching walter cronkite. they feel his passing representing the end of a journalistic era. >> and that's the way it is, friday, march 6, 1981. >> walter cronkite, considered a quintessential newsman, dead at the age of 92. once considered america's anchorman, cronkite led the "cbs evening news" from 1962 to 1981. at the newseum people were

surprised to hear of his passing. >> growing up he was the newscaster we watched. for me he was the quintessential news anchor that started news television as i remember it growing up. >> to me the old school quintessential newsman. i kind of think of him as -- i don't remember all the other names, but the people like "60 minutes" and stuff, some of those older guys, i just see them as really important to our media and how our media started. >> cronkite was known for his reassuring voice during tumultuous times in the nation's history including the vietnam war era, the assassination of president john f. kennedy, and the iran hostage crisis. he was once considered the most trusted man in america. >> i saw he passed away. he was a good news journalist from back in the day and up to this time right here. and i'm sorry he passed away. he was a real good journalist.

>> as a local cbs affiliate in washington tonight, flags were lowered at half staff in cronkite's memory. cronkite did get his big break while working at the cbs affiliate in the 1950s then known as wtop. also here at the newseum, every day they display the front pages of newspapers from across the country. no doubt this story will be on many of those front pages tomorrow. reporting live from capitol hill, news 4. >> absolutely. thanks, dorothy. president obama issued the following statement on the passing of walter cronkite. he was more than just an anchor. he was someone we could trust to guide us through the most poisimt oanessuf the day.es he was family. this country has lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. former president george h.w. bush said brabaarnd a i jndoin e nation in mourning the passing of walter cronkite, as a pioneer an television journalism he was towering respected figure.

many americans heard it from walter first that president kennedy had died or that man had walked on the moon. he is already missed. two of walter cronkite's colleagues at cbs news and current "60 minutes" contributors weighed in tonight and remind us just how well liked and respect head was. mike wallace set, we are proud to work with fm,imhi or hwe, welovem.hi ooanm. rdyney said simply, i wouldn't trade r walter cronkit liking me for just about anything i've ever had. r more on walter cronkite's life and to see his career in pictures, go to nbcwashington.com. and still ahead, we'll go live to riverdale where an apartment fire killed one child. and injured another. tour cyclists were injured after someone opened fire on the competitors. we'll have the latest on the coordinated hotel bombings in ind o need ya that injured several americans. details on the pope's surgery today. and bob, good weekend out there?

>> good weekend. we've still got a few showers that may come true. we could use a little rain before the weekend. >> find out if the nationals found the win column. plus at the british open, steve marino tears up turnberry. aw

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an apartment fire claimed the life of a young boy tonight whhie brother renin ishi critical condition. th feirertta sed around ta005: n the evening in the i riverdale section of prince george's county. the two brothers were left alone. jane watrel has been there all day. >> reporter: the father of the young boys stepped away from the apartment for a short period of time, but it was enough to result in a deadly outcome. the deadly fire started in the kitchen. with smoke and heat quickly spreading throughout the apartment. two brothers trapped inside. >> there was so much smoke and i started bringing the little boy out and lay him on the ground and try to revive him. and i saw him cough and they rushed him off with the other little boy. i didn't see no response out of him. >> reporter: firefighters discovered the 5 and 7-year-old boys in a back bedroom clinging to life. >> they were determined to have no pulse and were not breathing. paramedics on the scene

initiated cpr and transported to a nearby hospital. >> reporter: the 5-year-old died a short time later of smoke inhalation. his older brother is still in critical condition. the boy's father wasn't home as they noticed smoke and banged on the door. >> i was trying to see if i could knock the door in. and i pushed, but i couldn't. because my thinking is it was -- somebody was over there and it was the two little kids. >> reporter: others tried in vain to get into the home through the windows. >> my friend grabbed the baseball bat and tried to bust out the windows, then put a thing around her face to go in there, but she couldn't. it was so black. >> reporter: authorities say the accidental fire was caused by unintended cooking. the number one cause of fires and injuries. and in this se, death. >> the amount of smoke it takes to overcome someone varies per person, but it's not a lot. even the most hethiest person around cannot sustain a mouthle of that type of smoke generated by that fire.

>> reporter: authorities say there was a smoke alarm in the apartment, but they are trying to determine at this hour if it was working. reporting live in riverdale i'm jane watrel. back to you, wendy. >> thanks, jane. the latest on the hotel bombings in jakarta. police response that that created in the united states. bob's back with the weekend forecast. possibly a break from this humidity. and starbucks decides to take a harder edge.

several americans are among the injured after bombings at two luxury hotels in indonesia. those attacks happened at the marriotted on the ritz-carlton. 50 injured including 8 americans. both blasts targeted the hotel's cafes during breakfast. a security camera in the marriott lobby recorded the explosion.

experts say the fact that the bombers were able to get through the security showed a high level of sophistication. >> it seems that there was a command post in one of the hotels, which indeed further suggests that this was a reasonably well thought out and carefully planned operation. >> the white house says the attacks are proof of the need to remain vigilant against terrorism. those attacks in jakarta have prompted u.s. officials to increase their security. in new york today police anti-terror teams were deployed to major hotels like the ritz-carlton and the marriott there. here in d.c., police won't say what measures they're taking. the department said it won't reveal whether area hotels have been placed on a heightened alert because to ou s wold reveal police tactics. d.c. police are taking every precaution to prevent a similar attack here. tour de france, two cyclists hurt during the event today after being shot possibly with an air rifle. this incident was not seen on video but it happened during the

tour's 13th stage in northeast france. a spanish cyclist was hit, had a project i'll removed from his thigh. a new zealand cyclist was hit in the finger. both are expected to ride again tomorrow. authorities still not sure what kind of weapon was used. a cup of joe and a bottle of bud. an idea that star democrat bucks is trying out. it is common in european cafes. the new store will -- gee, why not? the new store will be called 15th avenue coffee and tea inspired by starbucks. it will sell the typical coffee products along with a small selection of beer and wine. >> keep you awake. >> sounds like it will be a hit. >> whatever. >> i'm telling you, the weather's already a hit out there. loving it. >> outside tonight we may get one more little batch of showers. a lot of spots have been for the most part dry even though to our south boy, folks around

fredericksburg and southern maryland did get a bit of rain. temperature outside right now 73. our high, 85 degrees. officially 0.1 inches of rain. it is dark outside. 73 degrees. around the lakes, it's into the 50s again for july. and that's because of that overall pattern with the jet stream dipping to the south in over us. that will be moving to the north. but that's the reason also that there were some severe thunderstorms to our south. look at the number of reports of wind damage and hail. even up into the hudson valley. there was quarter, dime-sized hail around poughkeepsie. for us now, that's the last batch. you can see it's sort of weakening. you folks into montgomery county may be seeing some leftover showers coming through. there's about all that's left and out into all cullpepper, too. so there wl be a few raindrops up until the next few hours. then that's about it. german town, 0.1 inches of rain

even though here in northwest washington, a few drops. other western suburbs just a few drops. tomorrow what's left of that area of storminess is well to the north. there will be some afternoon clouds, but it will also be much drier and even some pleasant weather. some are just fair weather clouds as we get on into sunday. temperatures tomorrowid-80s. but once again with comfy humidity. temperatures tomorrow morning i think will dry out and by the time i get up, it will be clear. probably by the time you get up, too, it will be clear and sunny. some afternoon clouds, but those are the fair weather variety. nice sparkling blue sky once again because of the low humidity. temperatures in the low to w mid-80s. our averag high is 89 degrees. this is the hottest time of the year for about the next ten days. but it's hard to prove because of the temperatures staying into the low 80s. by late monday and tuesday, some of that humidity comes back. along with it the chance for some really needed showers and

thundershowers. we had a few out there today. could be a few more next week, but not over the weekend. nice weekend. >> love that. thank you, bob. still ahead, the pope goes under the knife after taking a tumble. coming up next in sports, the

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have we learned anything new about the nats' problems watching them tonight? >> anything new? >> in terms of -- >> no. no. there's plenty of -- >> nuances. >> there's plenty of tweaking still to do. we're still waiting. yeah. the nats have spoken with gusto about change and accountability

but have yet to produce results. in their defense they have faced two of the best pitchers in the game on back-to-back nights about tonight was carlos zambrano. in the bottom of the first. zambrano facing zimmerman. 3-2 count. strikes out zimmerman. then corey hill throws out that. 0 for with runner in scoring position. not getting it done. two on, two out for zambrano. he's an excellent hitter. rips a shot to right. goes all the way to the wall. milton bradley and mike fontenot come on down. they're the next contestants oton scoreboard. bottom three now. willie harris lifts the ball into foul territory down the left field line. micah hoffpauir tracking it. at least in the stands. nats fans, you have to make it harder than that in the other team. he said, did you see me? i almost ran over that ball

girl. missing the cut is something foreign to tiger woods. in fact, he'd only been cut four times in his career, that is, until today. woods is headed home after playing poorly on unfamiliar soil. in scotland conditions much worse today than yesterday at turnberry. perfect if you were on a sailboat like that one. he had never played turnberry till this week. doesn't hit it hard enough. rolls right back down the hill. yeah. woods finishes at plus 5. he misses a cut for just the fifth time in his professional career. here's co-leader, 59-year-old tom watson. on 18 putting from 45 feet away. count it. >> beautiful. >> check out tommy. stoked. watton finished the round at even par. he shared the lead with steve marino. here he is fairfax native steve marino. yeah, there are nice. beanies rocking the red there. gets it close to the hole for an

eagle attempt. marino wasn't even expecting to play the british open. when he found out last weekend that he's in, he had to have his dad send him his passport. here's the eagle attempt. marino is a professional and he gets professional results here. he had the round of the day with a 68. shares the lead at 5 under. a crazy turn of events for the 29-year-old. >> i didn't have any warm clothes. i didn't have a passport. i had to fly my dad to my house in florida so he could get my passport and fedex it to me at the john deere. so i wasn't even expecting to play in this tournament. i didn't think i'd be an alternate let alone be playing. whenny found out i got in, i was superexcited. >> let's go to lake tahoe for celebrity golf. marshall faulk teeing off from 160 yards away. right into the cup for a hole in one. you can watch marshl and the other celebs saturday and sunday here on nbc 4 beginning at 3:00.

going back to marino, he tees off tomorrow with 59-year-old tom watson at 10:00 a.m. i talked to his mom today. they played in a practice session today. he can't wait to play. >> you know it. good for him. we'll be rht bk.ac

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that is our broadcast. the tonight show the next. but we'll leave you tonight by remembering walter cronkite who passed away this evening at the age of 92. you can find more on our website,nbcwashington.com. walter cronkite, that's the way it was.